The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-03
FOREIGN.
Peru's debt is $50, 900, 900.

Pern's debt is $50, 100000
A recent typhoon in the China Sea caused
the loss of the lives of 300 Cinnamon and
Europeans.
Prince Czartoryskis historic castle at JUS
tovska, near Cracow, has been destroyed by
fire.
A Brussels special says news has been re-
ceived by King Leopold that Stanley has
advanced about $50 miles since last heard Of,
August Is. He is in good health.
terrible explosion occurred at Deputy
Trystram's petroleum refinery at Dunkirk.
France. Al fire broke out Immediately, and
to the adjoining saw mills which are still
burning Several persons persisted in the
flames, and seven seriously burned were
taken to the hospital.
For some days the medical students of the
four city universities in Montreal have been
at war with the police, and the city has been
kept in a state of turmoil. The tension came
to a height, when large body of police, no
titled that 400 students would attend the
Academy of Music to witness the initial per-
Torrance of the Grau French opera COM
pany, and intended afterward to make things
lively, lay in wait for hem, and when they
emerged from the theatre fell upon them and
dubbed them numerically Now the rowdy
medicos have threatened to visit the office of
Ule GaZeuUe, anu WTeCk III Ill IcUuln loi lUo
exposure of their conduct.
Kingston, Ont, is greatly exercised over
the arrest of two young men named New
man and Andrews on charge of arson. The
other night three incendiary fires were
started, the most disastrous being at the Sal
walton Army barracks, which were Quilted,
and $4,000 damage DONE While this fire
was in progress the police had sus-
picion of two young men, having no.
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hayseed, two things that evidently came
from the barn of one Babcock, which had
been fired. For hours the men were spotted
then missed, and then noticed again. The
officers proceeded along the street, and found
the Third Methodist church broken into, and
fire blazing among some books which were
piled near partition. The fire was stamped
out, and the officers waited. Soon footsteps
were heard. Newman came cautiously to
| the church door, evidently to see how the
| flames were progressing, and was nabbed.
| Andrews was captured across the street.
Lynching is limited at.
| The woollen mills in Hespeler, Ont.
owned by John Harvey and J. B. McQueston,
| have been seized at the instance of the Bank
of Montreal for interest under chattel
| mortgage for $4,000. The mills have been
running behind financially, and about
$4,000 has been sunk within the past three
| months. The $50 employees are thrown out
| of work. The manager of the bank says it il
not likely that the bank will accept the securi
ty offered by the firm to resume operations
Johannes Rodge, the chief founder of the
German Catholic party, is dead at Vienna.
| He was IA years old.
The French government has thanked Sig
Crispi, the Italian premier, for his efforts to
bring about the happy issue of the Sue;
canal negotiations. The North German Ga.
zette says that Germany receives the Suei
canal convention with satisfaction, as calcu
lated to offer further pledge of European
peace.
A terrible gale has ragged in the south Of
England. Many buildings were unroofed
and there were numerous shipping casualtie
in the channel. A boat with party of /:
persons was capsized, and 10 Of the part,
drowned.
The statutes of the Greek company which
was formed for the administration Of tn
monopolies in petroleum, matches, salt, cigar
cite paper, playing cards and emery paper
which guarantees the last loan of Is, 500, 900
has been signed.
The Moscow Gaze tie demands aneutralit
agreement touching Gibraltar similar to tn
Suez canal agreement The paper says
believes that if all the powers interests
should insist on such an agreement, Englant
would yield.
A very sad accident occurred at Montreal
Que, by which a young girl named Id
Hawkins. 20 wears old. met her death b
suffocation A smoke pipe from the furnace
passes through the room in which the de
ceased and another servant girl slept. Find
ing the room too warm they must have closed
the dainper, with the result that smoke and
gas escaped and filed the room. The Haw
kins girl was found lying insensible on tn,
floor and she never recovered. The othel
girl was restored to partial consciousness
and hopes are entertained for her recovery
Earl Lytton has been appointed to succeed
Lord Lyons as British ambassador at Paris
N utrality of Malta demanded by a Rus
sian paper
Four hundred farmers have adopted tn
plan of campaign"
An attempt has been made on the life o
Rev. FIR. Pepin, at st. Telesphore, Que. l
Is believed to have been done by saloon keep
ers whom he had been instrumental in bring
ing to justice for the Illegal sale of liquor
Holes were bored in stick of wood anc
filled with powder. After the latter wa
lighted the stick was thrown into FIR. Pepin'
office where it exploded, wrecking the hous.
and furniture The office is immediatel,
under the room in which FIR. Pepin sleeps